A pair of HTC phones that previously appeared in renders have both been spotted in the wild over the last 24 hours. HTC is expected to announce a slew of new Android devices at Mobile World Congress next month so it comes as no surprise that some units are in testing, but it’s still exciting to confirm that they are real.

The source of the leaks appears to be Chinese forum Mobile01, where pictures of both phones were posted. First someone spotted the rumored next HTC flagship phone, which some are calling the Desire 2. The pictures don’t reveal too much, but there does appear to be a slight chin at the bottom of the device.

Then another source posted pictures of another HTC phone with Verizon branding, which appears to have no buttons. Pictures of the back of this device look almost identical to the original Droid Incredible, so this could be its sequel. We know that Android 3.0 does not require physical buttons, but I won’t even pretend to know how this phone will operate sans buttons.

Little is known about the specs of these devices, but we expect HTC to be showcasing Qualcomm’s new dual-core Snapdragon in at least one of their new phones. Check back in a couple of weeks for more details when HTC holds their MWC press conference.

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I doubt that’s buttonless. Would HTC, with some of the best design skills in the phone market, really make a buttonless phone that has an empty spot where the buttons go? I’d have expected them to embrace the buttonless design on the phones they use it on for new design possibilites, rather than do nothing more than remove the buttons

The verizon phone here should arrive just in time to replace the HTC Inc; the end of life of the current incredible is rumored to be end of March. The larger screen fits well with current trends; it only makes sense that the screen has been up-sized. It appears to lack a FFC in the original render, pointing toward a 3g-only device when it was in concept stage. The one in the wild appears to have a smudge or something on the top right… or did it get a FFC slapped on?

I doubt that’s buttonless. Would HTC, with some of the best design skills in the phone market, really make a buttonless phone that has an empty spot where the buttons go? I’d have expected them to embrace the buttonless design on the phones they use it on for new design possibilites, rather than do nothing more than remove the buttons

The verizon phone here should arrive just in time to replace the HTC Inc; the end of life of the current incredible is rumored to be end of March. The larger screen fits well with current trends; it only makes sense that the screen has been up-sized. It appears to lack a FFC in the original render, pointing toward a 3g-only device when it was in concept stage. The one in the wild appears to have a smudge or something on the top right… or did it get a FFC slapped on?